Discovery Institute

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on June 6, 2023.

208 Columbia St
Seattle, Washington 98104

Discovery Institute (EIN: 91-1521697) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Discovery Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 42 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $141,288. The highest compensated employee at Discovery Institute is Stephen Meyer with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $226,536.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$11,706,535

Expenses

$11,467,910

Employee compensation

$3,473,002

Reported Compensated Employees

Stephen Meyer

Employee

$226,536

$198,404 No related comp$28,132

Steven Buri

President

$209,555

$208,700 No related comp$855

John West

Vice President and Public Relations

$194,974

$163,838 No related comp$31,136

Keri Ingrahm

Employee

$139,889

$128,812 No related comp$11,077

Jonathan Witt

Employee

$133,063

$117,569 No related comp$15,494

Jonathan Wells

Employee

$123,362

$105,019 No related comp$18,343

Steve Schwarz

Director FIN and OP

$117,937

$110,100 No related comp$7,837

Kelley Unger

Secretary

$106,024

$94,832 No related comp$11,192

Bruce Chapman

Chair

$20,250

$20,250 No related compNo other comp

Non-Employee Board Members

Contractors

George Gilder

Consulting

$120,000

Richard Von Sternberg

Research

$100,350

Mission Statement

TO ADVANCE A CULTURE OF PURPOSE, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION IN A DIVERSE SET OF FIELDS. THIS MISSION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.